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* All credits are quarter credits
** Years average is based on FT at 3 classes per quarter 

 
Spirituality Specialization

I. Scripture

Six credits:
STMM 526 Hebrew Scriptures (3)
STMM 527 Christian Scriptures (3)

II. Systematic and Historical Theology

Nine credits:
STMM 500 Christian Anthropology (3)
STMM 563 History of Christian Spirituality (3)

Choose one of the following courses (3)

STMM 501 Christology (3)
STMM 503 Theology in an Ecumenical Context (3)
STMA 504 God, Creation and Trinity (3)
STMA 593 Images of the Sacred (3)

III. Spirituality, Ethics and Justice

Eighteen credits:
STMM 547 Christian Sexuality (3)
STMM 560 Ministry in a Multicultural Context (3)
STMM 561 Contemporary Christian Spirituality and Prayer (3)
STMA 561 Psycho-Spiritual Development (3)
STMA 570 Spiritual Discernment (3)
Elective in Ethics or Justice (3)

IV. Pastoral Skills and Ministerial Formation

Fifteen credits:
STMM 548 Theological Reflection in Ministry (3)
STMM 553 Pastoral Care Skills (3)
STMM 554 Fostering Communities of Faith (3)
STMM 573 Spiritual Retreats: Theory, Design, and Implementation (3)
STMA 574 Spirituality Synthesis (3)

V. Electives (27)

MINIMUM CREDITS REQUIRED FOR DEGREE ................. 72

Focus Areas 

Theological Sophistication
Ability to reflect theologically on the central themes of the Christian tradition. Reading scriptural texts critically.

Perspective Expansion
Ability to be a responsive, discerning listener who can enter the worldview of the other. Knowledge of the interaction of religious/spiritual experience and culture in their ecumenical and multicultural dimensions.

Spiritual Leadership
Ability to discern and nurture spiritual experience in relation to self and others. Ability to articulate and live from an understanding of self as human, minister, and leader.

Theological Reflection
Ability to articulate one's relationship with God, as it is informed by theological reflection in one's social context.

Global Awareness
Ability to draw critically and constructively on Christian moral traditions to lead sustainably toward a more just and human world. Ability to listen and respond to how the Spirit is active and alive in local and global communities. 

Spiritual Direction Specialization

 I. Scripture  

Six STMM credits, including:
STMM 526 Hebrew Scriptures (3)
STMM 527 Christian Scriptures (3)

II. Systematic and Historical Theology

Nine credits:
STMM 500 Christian Anthropology (3)
STMM 563 History of Christian Spirituality (3)

Choose one of the following courses (3)

STMM 501 Christology (3)
STMM 503 Theology in an Ecumenical Context (3)
STMM 505 Sacramental and Liturgical Theology (3)
STMM 510 Theology and Practice of Worship (3)
STMA 504 God, Creation and Trinity (3)
STMA 593 Images of God (3)

III. Spirituality, Ethics and Justice  

Twenty-one credits:

STMM 547 Christian Sexuality (3)
STMM 560 Ministry in a Multicultural Context (3)
STMM 561 Contemporary Christian Spirituality and Prayer (3)
STMA 561 Psycho-Spiritual Development (3)
STMA 570 Spiritual Discernment (3)
Elective in Justice (3)

IV. Pastoral Skills and Ministerial Formation

Twenty-seven credits:
STMM 553 Pastoral Care Skills (3)
STMM 554 Fostering Communities of Faith (3)
STMM 573 Spiritual Retreats: Theory, Design, and Implementation (3)
STMA 574 Spirituality Synthesis (3)
STMM 557 Ministerial/Theological Integration I (3)
STMM 558 Ministerial/Theological Integration II (3)
STMM 559 Ministerial/Theological Integration III (3)
STMM 571 The Art of Spiritual Direction (3)
STMA 553 Art of Spiritual Direction Practicum I (3)
STMA 554 Art of Spiritual Direction Practicum II (3)

V. Electives (9)

MINIMUM CREDITS REQUIRED FOR DEGREE ................. 72  
  

  

Post-Master's Certificate in Transforming Spirituality